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Councils' problems are due to culture, not cash

Heather Jameson says Max Caller is clear that the failures he has seen in local government are not due to austerity. 'They are almost always due to a lack of grip on the governance and a failure of speaking truth to power.'

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By Heather Jameson | 21 June 2022

Do you remember when the Labour anthem was ‘Things can only get better'?

In the list of great political slogans of our time, it may not have garnered the kudos of ‘Take back control', but it harnessed a hope that worked at the time.

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Heather Jameson

Popular articles by Heather Jameson

  1. Children's social care reform must be more than money
  2. Finance chief exits cash-strapped council
  3. Chief rejects calls for resignation
  4. Is this the big bang revolution for public services?
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